Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?

On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 22:17:55 +0100, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:

Cradle boards and other child carriers used by Native Americans are known by
various names. In Algonquin history, the term papoose is sometimes used to
refer to a child carrier.?
 
Given I am 43 and fairly well-read I can assert that it has basically no
currency outside the US.

>
  The native-American "papoose" back-board child carrier
was known to me in early childhood (and probably every
other kid enthralled by "Cowboys and Indians".
>
   When we had children I rediscovered it all over again
thanks to Mothercare. We had a baby back carrier called a
papoose.

So it seems that people within the US understand "papoose" as
referring to a child, and outside the US it refers to a child holder?


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